Published in 1929 (Showa 4), this large-format Japanese photo album presents a remarkable visual record of the Imperial Japanese Navy before World War II. This is much more than a simple collection of old photographs. Among the pages are photographs of important Japanese warships associated with the Russo-Japanese War and the development of the modern Japanese fleet, including Mikasa, Asahi, Shikishima, and Fuji. The album also contains portraits of senior naval figures, views of the Naval Gunnery School, diagrams and photographs relating to naval guns and shells, and scenes showing daily life aboard Japanese warships. One particularly interesting feature is the use of English captions on a number of pages, making the contents much easier to understand for collectors outside Japan. The book was issued by the Meiji Emperor Photo Album Publication Association. Records for this title are also preserved in Japanese institutional collections, confirming that this was a genuine prewar publication rather than a later retrospective reproduction. When opened, the pages provide a much more impressive viewing experience than a typical small-format military book. For a modern collector, this album offers something especially valuable: a look at how the Japanese Navy presented itself during the interwar period, only a little more than a decade before the Pacific War. Age-related toning, spotting, rubbing, stains, and general wear are present. Please examine the photographs carefully for condition. An excellent historical reference for collectors of Japanese naval history, warships, Russo-Japanese War material, naval uniforms, gunnery, and prewar military photography. Own a Piece of History. International Buyers – Please Note.
This is a set of nine large Japanese military maps connected to the official study of the Russo-Japanese War. The maps date from around 1931 (Showa 6) and are associated with the published Japanese war history of the Russo-Japanese War. What makes this set especially interesting is the presence of Imperial Japanese Army Infantry School library stamps. The Army Infantry School was a specialist institution for infantry tactics, training, and military study. These maps were therefore not simply decorative maps. They were the kind of material used to study terrain, past battles, troop movements, and tactical problems. The set includes areas connected with major Russo-Japanese War battlefields, including Mukden, Liaoyang, Shahe, Jiuliancheng, Telissu, Dashiqiao, and surrounding regions. For collectors who are not familiar with this period, the Russo-Japanese War was fought between Japan and the Russian Empire from 1904 to 1905, with some of the largest land battles taking place in Manchuria. These maps help make that history much easier to understand. Instead of seeing the war only as names and dates in a book, you can see the actual mountains, rivers, roads, railways, towns, and terrain over which the armies moved and fought. Several maps also contain red, blue, and black handwritten lines and annotations. These markings appear consistent with tactical or historical study, possibly indicating positions, routes, or battle lines. However, the person who made them and the exact date of the annotations cannot be confirmed. That uncertainty is important. What can be confirmed is that the maps carry Army Infantry School library markings, and the handwritten study marks add to the sense that these were working military reference materials rather than untouched collector pieces. Each map is large, approximately 78 × 110 cm / 30.7 × 43.3 in. Allowing the terrain to be studied in impressive detail. There is age-related toning, staining, fold wear, tears, and handwritten markings. Some maps have significant damage, so please examine the photographs carefully. A fascinating set for collectors of the Imperial Japanese Army, Russo-Japanese War, military cartography, Manchurian battlefields, infantry tactics, and military education. These are more than old maps. They are surviving tools for understanding how Japanese officers studied the battlefields of an earlier war. Own a Piece of History. International Buyers – Please Note.
GENERAL JOHN A LEJEUNE U. This photo has some wear from normal use. There is a small spot of missing paper at the top and some pinholes. There are stamps and pencil writing on the back. The photo is approx. 7 1/4 across x approx. (see photos for more details). Additional photos available upon request. Please specify details you would like to see more clearly.
This is a matching set of four prewar Japanese military commemorative sake bottles made in connection with the Second Sino-Japanese War, known in contemporary Japan as the China Incident. These are often referred to as military sake bottles-ceramic vessels produced for military celebrations, departures, homecomings, unit events, and other commemorative occasions. They were not merely tableware; they served as personal souvenirs tied to a specific moment in a soldier’s service. Each bottle features a highly symbolic military design: A Japanese soldier holding the national flag The Imperial Japanese Army star emblem Cherry blossom decoration The inscription “China Incident Commemoration” The China Incident began in 1937 and became the major conflict between Japan and China before and during World War II. What makes this set especially appealing is that all four matching bottles have survived together. Single military sake bottles are not difficult to encounter, but complete matching groups are much less commonly found. As a set, they give a much stronger sense of how these pieces may originally have been displayed or used at a commemorative gathering. The design is also immediately understandable even for collectors who are new to Japanese militaria. The soldier, flag, army star, and cherry blossoms create a very visual snapshot of Japanese military culture in the late 1930s. The bottles remain in attractive condition for their age. There is some wear to the gilt decoration, along with kiln-related marks, glaze irregularities, and crazing consistent with period ceramic production. Please examine the photographs carefully for condition. More than decorative ceramics, these are surviving examples of how military service and wartime memory entered everyday life in prewar Japan. A strong display set for collectors of Japanese militaria, wartime ceramics, China Incident material, or historical military souvenirs. Own a Piece of History. International Buyers – Please Note.
For your consideration is this museum quality Interwar Period M1926 Spec 8-31B Wool Service Coat Pvt 66th Infantry Regiment (light tanks) Make, Model, & Description: M1926 Spec 8-31B EM Service Coat; Museum quality piece made of whipcord wool. This coat has a four panel back w/ 2 belt hooks. This particular coat dates May 1935. This puts this piece right in the middle of its MFG window of 1933-37. The WWI Tank Corps SSI was worn by any of the old WWI Tank Corps units that was organized and redesignated Armored Infantry units after being trained at the Infantry Tank School at Camp Meade & later Fort Benning, GA. 1st Tank Regt was reorganized and redesignated as the 66th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks) on October 25, 1932 at Camp Meade. COATS OVERALL CONDITION; PRE WWII MUSEUM QUALITY PIECE This coat is definitely a museum quality piece. Army, tracing its lineage back to the formation of the 301st Tank Battalion in World War I. 66th Infantry Regiment (light tanks) HISTORY 1918 through 1928 The lineage that led to the 66th Armor Regiment began in August 1918 when it was organized in France as provisional tank brigades, which underwent a series of redesignations and consolidations during the interwar period due to post-WWI legislative changes. Late 1920s: The unit maintained interwar structures until reorganized into the 1st Tank Regiment in 1929, paving the way for later armored designations before World War II. 66th Infantry Regiment (light tanks) HISTORY 1928 through 1940 Between 1928 and 1940, the unit that became the 66th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks) underwent multiple re-designations due to the post-WWI abolition of the Tank Corps, eventually forming the core of the U. Army’s modern armored force. Due to legislative restrictions abolishing a separate tank branch, the unit received an infantry designation. On October 25, 1932, it was officially reorganized and redesignated as the 66th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks). The headquarters company was temporarily inactivated on September 1, 1938, at Fort Meade. 1940: The headquarters company reactivated on January 10, 1940, at Fort Benning, Georgia. On July 15, 1940, the entire unit was converted, redesignated as the 66th Armored Regiment, and assigned to the newly formed 2nd Armored Division under Brigadier General George S. 1932 Infantry Tank School; ————– In 1932, the U. Key Events of 1932 and the Tank School Transition. Relocation to Fort Benning: After operating at Camp Meade since 1927 (following initial tank training presence established around 1919), the Tank School was moved to Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1932. Re-designation: By 1933, the program was formally re-designated as the Tank Section of the Infantry School. Unit Changes: Concurrently, the 1st Tank Regiment at Camp Meade was reorganized and redesignated as the 66th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks) on October 25, 1932.
This is an original 1935 Imperial Japanese Army memorial book dedicated to soldiers from the Toyohashi Military District who were killed or died from illness during the Manchurian Incident. This is much more than a simple list of war dead. The purpose of this book was to preserve not only their names, but also their faces, personal histories, and handwriting left behind during their lifetimes. Individual sections include portrait photographs of young soldiers together with biographical information and other records, while numerous names of the fallen are documented throughout the volume. What makes this book particularly significant is that it was not compiled decades later as a historical retrospective. The colophon identifies the Toyohashi Regimental District Headquarters of the Imperial Japanese Army and clearly marks the publication Not for Sale. In other words, this was not a commercially published military book intended for ordinary bookstore distribution. It was a contemporary memorial record produced with the involvement of the Japanese Army only a few years after the Manchurian Incident began. Even more remarkably, an official Japanese archival record concerning this very publication still survives. A document dated March 13, 1935 records the Toyohashi Regimental District Headquarters sending a copy of this memorial volume to the Japanese Army Ministry. The surviving record describes the volume as preserving the handwriting of soldiers from the Toyohashi district who had been killed or died from illness during the Manchurian Incident. That detail reveals the real character of this book. Military records usually preserve a soldier’s name, rank, unit, or date of death. This book attempted to preserve something far more personal-the actual handwriting of the men who died. A printed name tells us who a person was. Handwriting preserves something different: the physical trace of a person’s own hand. More than 90 years ago, these young men put pen or brush to paper. Their faces, names, stories, and surviving written traces were gathered together so that they would not simply disappear into casualty statistics. The historical background is equally important. The Manchurian Incident began in 1931 and led to the expansion of Japanese military control in Manchuria and the establishment of Manchukuo. This book was published in 1935, years before the Pacific War. It therefore captures Japan during an earlier stage of the military expansion that would eventually lead into a much larger conflict. But what survives in these pages is not primarily the story of military strategy or weapons. It is the story of individual soldiers sent from local Japanese communities, the deaths reported back to their hometowns, and the effort made by those communities and military authorities to preserve their memory. An important historical distinction should also be noted. The Toyohashi Regimental District was a regional Imperial Japanese Army administrative and recruitment district. It should not be confused with a single infantry regiment. Therefore, the soldiers recorded in this book should not automatically be assumed to have belonged to the same regiment. The traditional string-bound format and the large calligraphic title “Chukonmei” further give the volume the character of a formal Japanese memorial record rather than an ordinary military publication. This is not a medal. It is not a weapon brought home from a battlefield. What survives inside this book is something quieter and perhaps more personal: the names, faces, and handwriting of men who died during the Manchurian Incident. For collectors and researchers interested in the Imperial Japanese Army, the Manchurian Incident, Manchukuo, military genealogy, wartime photography, or the human stories behind military history, this is a fascinating original historical document. Before they became names in the history of a war, each of these men was an individual with a face, a name, and handwriting of his own. This book has preserved those traces since 1935. Own a Piece of History. International Buyers – Please Note.
A striking prewar / WWII-era. Imperial Japanese Navy themed shell-shaped vase or decorative metal ornament. Richly designed with naval symbolism. The body is formed in the shape of an artillery shell, surrounded by detailed motifs including. Anchor, propeller, ocean waves, and sakura blossoms. These elements strongly reflect the visual culture and pride associated with the Imperial Japanese Navy. The side bears the maker’s mark. “Dodokunaga / Do Tokunaga Sei”. Indicating a named workshop or maker rather than an anonymous mass-produced item. Signed examples like this are especially desirable to collectors. Many collectors estimate naval artifacts appear only a fraction as often on the market. Decorative Navy pieces with this level of sculptural detail are particularly hard to find. This piece likely served as a commemorative object, officer’s room display, retirement gift, or patriotic home décor item of the era. It has exceptional shelf presence and tells a story immediately. A true conversation piece for militaria, naval history, or Japanese decorative arts collectors. 15.5 × 5 × 16 cm. Please review photos carefully. No major visible damage. Age wear, surface scratches, patina, and minor imperfections consistent with age. Own a Piece of History. International Buyers – Please Note. Thank you for your understanding.
A Glimpse into the Everyday Lives of Japanese Soldiers 100 Years Ago What was life like for Japanese soldiers stationed at a coastal fortress in Korea a century ago? This original photograph album is associated with a soldier who entered the Imperial Japanese Army in 1923. It documents the Masan Heavy Artillery Battalion, a unit responsible for coastal defense near Jinhae Bay in southern Korea, then under Japanese colonial rule. Beyond the Uniforms Inside are original photographs of soldiers, barracks, military facilities, and everyday activities, including cooking, bathing, physical training, and group gatherings. These photographs reveal something that military history books often overlook: the ordinary human lives behind the uniforms. A Unit with a History The battalion’s origins were connected to the coastal defenses established around Jinhae Bay during the Russo-Japanese War era. It became the Masan Heavy Artillery Battalion in 1920 and was reorganized as the Masan Heavy Artillery Regiment in 1936. In 1942, during World War II, it became the Busan Fortress Heavy Artillery Regiment, defending strategically important coastal approaches until Japan’s surrender in 1945. This album captures an earlier chapter of that history, before the Pacific War. More Than a Photo Album One particularly fascinating feature is the battalion’s historical chronology, documenting its formation and organizational changes. Together with the handwritten Japanese captions, these photographs offer a personal glimpse into military life in colonial-era Korea. The individual stories of these soldiers may be lost to time, but their faces and everyday moments remain preserved in this album. Condition An original antique album showing age-related wear, discoloration, staining, and damage to the cover and corners. Approximate dimensions: 18.5 × 13 cm (7.3 × 5.1 inches), thickness 3 cm (1.2 inches). Please examine all photographs carefully. For collectors of Japanese militaria, military photography, and East Asian history, this is an opportunity to preserve a tangible record of a vanished era. Own a Piece of History. International Buyers – Please Note.
ENVÍO DESDE MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY. CASCO JEFE DEL EJÉRCITO PARAGUAY. REGIMIENTO DE CABALLERÍA ACA CARAYA. DE LA GUERRA DEL CHACO. HECHO EN CUERO PINTADO CON COLORES DE BANDERA NACIONAL DE PARAGUAYA E INSIGNIA FRONTAL DEL PERÍODO DE LA GUERRA DEL CHACO. ESTE REGIMIENTO TIENE UNA PARTICIPACIÓN EXCEPCIONAL EN LA BATALLA NANAWA DE LA GUERRA DEL CHACO. Y DESPUÉS EN LA REVOLUCIÓN PARAGUAYA DE 1947. TAMBIÉN, ESTE REGIMIENTO EN PARTICULAR TIENE ASIGNACIÓN DE GUARDIA PRESIDENCIAL PARAGUAYAL.
